Lingerie shoulder strap



T. R. DUNLEVY LINGERIE SHOULDER STRAP Filed Sept.

Nov; 21, 1933.

Patented Nov. 21, 1933 UNITED; s'rrurrf-fs' PATENr OFFICE.

1,936,127 j LINGERIE SHOULDER. STRAP '.lhomas Ross Dunlevy; Philadelphia,`1a.

Application september 29, 1932V serial No. 635,418

, 1o claims. V(ci. ang-'12)' The invention relates to a lingerie shoulder strap. i

The object of the present invention is to 'provide a removable lingerie shoulder strap adapted to be detached from agarment for laundering purposes and equipped at each end with a double hook for supporting two garments and also adjustable in length to cover a wide range'of'dress lengths for heights of Women.

A further object of the invention is to provide a removable, adjustable shoulder-strap pro-v vided with an ladjusting buckle having'mveans for detachably receiving and holding a lingerie clasp to enable a lingerie clasp to be attached to the shoulder strap intermediate of the ends thereof when more than one shoulder strap is required.

With these and other objects invi'ew, the invention consists in the construction and novel shoulder strap constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. v2 is a longitudinal sectional view on' the line. 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a similar view Von the line V-3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewnon the" line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 5 is adetailed perspective viewshowing the adjustingbuckle and lingerie clasp separated.. In the accompanying drawingl in which is illus-j trated the preferred embodiment of the inven-l tion 1 designates a shoulder strap consisting or" a strip of ribbon or any other suitable material and having one end doubledon itself to form a loop 2`which is adapted to be varied inlength to vary the length of thejshoulderj strapv to suit garments of different lengths and women of dierent heights. The adjustmentv of' the shoulder strap is eiected by lmeans of an ad-v justing buckle 3 consisting of a dat plate or body of metalpr other suitablematerial and provided withvertically or longitudinally spaced transverse slots 4 forming an intermediate, transversely-extending, central bar 5 to which the free end ofthe loop 2 is secured by being passed -around the bar' and secured to one side of theV loop 2 by stitches' 6,v as clearly illustrated in Fig. y2 of the drawing, but any other suitable nmeans' may of course be'employed for securing vone side of the loop 2 to the adjusting buckle.

The auxiliary loop 7 .which receives the cene tralbar 5 of the adjusting ubuckle is of sufficient size to permit a lingerie clasp 8 to be readily connected to and' removed from the adjusting buckle as hereinafter fully explained. The body portion of the-shoulder strap is passed through the'transverse slots 4 which in practice will be sufficiently narrow to create the necessaryfriction and binding action on the material of the shoulder strap to hold thev same securely in its adjustment.' l,

The adjusting buckleof the shoulder strap is provided at its inner orrear face with trans-V versely spaced pairs of vertically or longitudi-A nally spaced approximately i shaped` lugs 9 formed integral with and extending'rearwardly from the body portion ofthe adjusting buckle, and more particularly witlrand from the transversely extending intermediate central bar 5 of the buckle. Said L-shaped lugs are formed by partially severing the metal and then bending the partly severed portionsrearwardly with re-v spect to the inner or rear face of the adjusting buckle and then in a longitudinal direction at right angles'towrad each other to provide a catch or lip kandtothereby complete or form soi the`subst'antially L-shaped lugs,l as clearly illusA trated'in'lig.l 5 of the drawing. f

rI he pairs of lugs 9 are notonly transversely spaced but theyv are also transversely aligned and are resilient so that the free orrear'most ends thereof can spring in a longitudinal direction in a vmanner to permitY the lingerie clasp' 8 to be sprung into and out of engagementwith and between the lugs 9 oi each pair. The 1inlgerieV clasp which may be oi any desired con- 1 struction isi shownin the' form of a safety pin and is -provided with a a't top-b ody or back bar 10 the forward faceofwhich fits flat against therear Vface o the central bar 5 andthe body or back bar lofhas it'sterminal portions l1 re-' duced to form shoulders 12 Vandto provide portions sufliciently narrow to permit ready intro-A Vduction into the space betv'veenthe pairs of lugs* 9. Due to the longitudinal spacing of thelugs just described there is provided means irassociation" with` the body orback bar of the clasp which may be c onsideredasYV providing means Ywhereby Athe lingerie clasp maybedetachabl'y positioned with lrespect tothe adjusting buckle.V

yThe size 'ofthe' auxiliary loop 'l will permit the lingeriey clasp to be readily engaged with'and dis-'i engaged from' the lugs 9 and after the lingerie clasp is engaged with the lugs 9 the end shoulders l1 will abut against the inner side vedges offthe lugs 9 and prevent'the lingerie clasp from'A sliding longitudinally out of 'engagementl-wth the lugs. Ihe lug clasp is adapted to be'u'sed when two slioulder'strap'sv are required and 'it will engage one of the shoulder straps so that both shoulder straps will be held together. The attachment of the lug clasp to the adjusting buckle does not interfere with the adjustment of the shoulder straps to vary the length of the latter. The shoulder strap is provided at each end with a double hook 13 for enabling the shoulder strap to support two garments. Each double hook 13 consists of a at plate or body ofi metal.` or other.. suitable material provided at. the top. with a transverse slot 14 and having a transversely reduced narrow lower portion or stem.. 15 whichl is provided at its front and rear faces with... upper and lower hooks 16 and 17 extending inopposite directions from the said front and rear faces of the double hook. The hooks 16 and 17 are formed integral with the plate or body of the double hook. The upper hook 16 consists of a tongue partially severed fromfthe plate or body and bent into hook form as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing and the lower hook is formed by bending the terminal portion ofl the stem 15 upwardly as clearly illustrated` in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

One of the double hooks is linked into the loop 2` .y of theshoulder strap which passesthrough the slot 14. rof such double hook and` the terminal portion 18 at the other end of the'shoulder strap is passed throughthe slot of the other double hook and secured by stitching 19. This forms an A; auxiliary loop 2i)V to engage in the slot 14 of one of the. double hooks.

The upper andlower hooks of the double hook are located one above thervother and they are adaptedto engage metal eyes 21 of tabs 22 designed to be secured permanently to a garment. The metal-eyes 21 each consist of aplate having a slot 23 to receive the tab 22 which islocpedand passed throughrthe slot 23. The sides ofthe tab are secured together by lines of stitching 211,Y and the tab is designed to be stitched or otherwise securedftoa garment. The eye 21 is provided above the slot with asubstantially circular opening` 25 whichv 1s-adapted to be engaged` by one of the hooks of the double hook for. detachably securing the shoulder strap to a garment to enablethe shoulder strap to be removed ywhen the garment is to be laundered. I

What is claimed is: e Y

l.. A shoulder strap having anadjustable buckle providedat its rear face with transverselyv aligned and; transversely spaced pairsofrearwardly pro having a top portion fitted against theadjustingv jecting lugs, the lugsfconstituting each pair` being longitudinally spaced and providedv for detach-I Vably. engaging between them a-lingerie clasp.

2. A shoulder strap having an adjusting buckle provided at its inner face with means for detachably receiving and holding a lingerie clasp, and-a lingerie clasp detachably engaged with the. said means and secured by the same to the adjusting buckle and adapted to engage a second shoulder.

strap for connecting the latter with the said shoulder strap. y r3.. Av shoulder strap havingean adjusting buckl provided with transversely aligned spaced pairs of approximately L-shaped lugs, anda'lingerie clasp4 buckleand engaged at its-opposite edges by the said. lugs.

4.. Ashoulder strap having an adjustingY buckle. provided-with. transversely aligned spaced pairs ofl approximately L-shaped lugs, and a lingerie clasp v andthe lingerie clasp having a top portion tted' againstv the adjusting buclde andl provided withV reduced terminal' portions engaged by the pairs of lugs', thelatter being resilient `to enabler the .tions of the central bar with integral resilient lugs of approximately L-shape arranged in pairs and a. lingerie clasp, having reduced portions, arranged between the lugs of each pair and secured by the same to the adjusting buckle.

6. A shoulder strap provided at its ends with double., hooks each having a lower transversely reducedportion forming a stem having its terminal portion hent upwardly to form a lower hook, said stem being provided abovevthe4 lower hook with an integral tongue bent upwardly to form an upper hook and extended in the opposite direction from the lower hook, saidupper and lower hooks being adapted toengage eyes of garments whereby the shoulder strap will support two garments. Y

7. Avshoulder strap having an adjustable buckle and provided at its. inner or rear facel with a lingerie clasp arrangedto engage-a second shoulder strap when located behind the rstrnentioned shoulder strap, said bucklehaving. transversely` .spaced and transversely aligned pairs of rear. wardly extending lugs, the lugs of each pair. being longitudinally spaced, the clasp being constructed so that when in place Yitis seated within the space provided by and between thelugs ofpairs. v Y

.8. A shoulder strap having an adjustingbuckle and provided at the innerV or rear face thereof. with a lingerie clasparrangedto engagea second shoulder strap :for connecting the latter with the rst mentioned shoulder strap, said buckleand clasp having coacting engaging meansforsecuringthe clasp to the buckle and which means com. prises transversely spaced and transversely` aligned pairs of lugsthat extend rearwardly from. the adjusting buckle, the lugs of each pair being.; longitudinally spaced and each. having at the free. or rearward. end. thereof. aA longitudinally extending lip or. catch that extendstoward the N other lug of the pair to which'it corresponds.l

9. A shoulder strap having anadjustingbuckle Y provided by a member having a'transverse central bar andlongitudinally spaced transverse vslots at opposite sides of said bar, which member; hasA transversely aligned and transversely. spaced pairs of rearwardly projecting lugs, the lugs constitut ing each pair being. longitudinallyspaced.and each lug having.` at therear or free end thereof, alg@ lip or catch portion that extends toward 4theotler lug of. the pair.

l0. A shoulderv strap having an adjusting buckle. andan associated vlingerie clasp which can vbe detachably positioned. at will. in respect to saidl adjusting. buckle, saidadjusting bucklebeing con structed so as to Vprovide a transverse centr'al'har., transverse shoulder strap receivingslots at ,opposite sides of saidfbar and longitudinally spaced rearwardly projecting membersor lugs forre- 14e. ceiving a transversely. extending body-bar portion. of. the lingerie clasp,.said.lingerie clasp' when-Lin use being located atthe rear of. the. adjusting... buckle and having thebody bar of .theclasplconf structed for entering the. space between said. longitudinally spaced lugs whereby, the lingerie clasp l can. be employed for holdingA a .secondfstrap in positionV behind saidV shoulderV st`rap.r 

